Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioural treatment initially developed for adult women with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a history of chronic suicidal behaviour (Linehan, 1993a; 1993b). DBT was the first treatment for BPD to demonstrate its efficacy in a randomised controlled trial (Linehan, Armstrong, Suarez, Allmon & Heard, 1991). Adaptations of the treatment (Dimeff & Koerner, 2007) and further randomised trials followed this initial study… CONTINUE READING